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The thinking seems sensible: Link government benefits to work. Recipients get support and taxpayers receive assurances. Here's why it never works.

"The curricula in both basic and higher education systems are still largely theoretical and struggling when it comes to imparting problem-solving skill." A big congratulations to the Grade 12 Class of 2020 is in order. Achieving an overall pass rate of 76,2% despite all the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic is not a small feat by any measure. The doomsayers who had advised us to abandon the academic year must be licking their wounds and egos right now. While we hav...